In Ear Monitor Advice

[rustyg61]

Rob, I tried to play nice with my former band, I got an AcuuGroove "Wedgie" cabinet so that all my sound was directed back at me, but they still complained!

[rv_bass]

Hey Rusty,
I know what you mean.  I have a Wedgie and El Whappo, they complain until they get lost and look at you to show them where they are in the form!😊  The IEM stuff sounds interesting, and maybe better suited for certain situations.  I'll check it out.

[rustyg61]

I also have an El Whappo, & I can honestly say the 64 Audio A8's sound like I'm playing through my El Whappo! The bottom end is unbelievable & the responsiveness to the slightest tweak on my filters or CVQ controls is amazing! I'm still old school & prefer the live ambient sound of a nice backline, but I don't feel like I lost any fidelity with these buds. Like the AccuGroove gear, they are pricey, but also like AccuGroove, the sound is uncompromised, you get what you pay for.

[edwin]

Do you guys use an amp and cab as well as the IEM?  One thing I love about playing bass is being able to feel the bass as well as hear it, I get such a charge out of that.  Not sure I would want to give that up.

Yes. Not only for the physical sensation but also to give the sound person something to mic up. I find that a JBL K140 complements the direct tone nicely.

[Bradley Young]

Glad you like them! Let us know how they sound with your Alembic. How long did it take to build them?

They only took 2-3 weeks to get built and shipped to my audiologist.

[Bradley Young]

Also, re: monitor mixes. The Behringer mixers (x32) with monitors (p16) are, frankly, about the best deal going for anything less than cost-no-object type installs.

Yes, Behringer. They bought a little company called Midas, and their stuff is actually great. Not recommending anything but their pro-audio stuff, though.

So if you're building a sound system, you should really look at the X32. Don't just take my word for it; check the reviews.

[rustyg61]

Also, re: monitor mixes. The Behringer mixers (x32) with monitors (p16) are, frankly, about the best deal going for anything less than cost-no-object type installs.

Yes, Behringer. They bought a little company called Midas, and their stuff is actually great. Not recommending anything but their pro-audio stuff, though.

So if you're building a sound system, you should really look at the X32. Don't just take my word for it; check the reviews.

We used the X32 in my former band & loved it! We each did our own monitor mixes with iPads or iPhones & our soundman mixed with an iPad. We had the rackmount version so no snake to run, just a cat 5 cable from the mixer to our amp rack.

Did you ask them to ship to your audiologist or is that standard for Sensaphonics? My 64 Audios shipped directly to me.

I played my Jazz Bass a couple of weeks ago without using the Aviom mixer because our church was set up for our Christmas program on the stage so we couldn't use the Avioms, & my Jazz sounded great going straight into the DI without my SansAmp I usually use on my Alembic. I couldn't be happier with my IEMs.

[FC Bass]

We just got a Presonus RM32 rackmixer: http://www.presonus.com/products/StudioLive-RM32AI

32 XLR inputs and 16 Auxes, works with most Apple and Windows devices and they're offering a hardware console that connects with a single Cat5 cable.
Each musician can create their own (Stereo with 2 linked aux channels) monitor mix, with all 32 channels available for their mix (64 channels if you have two RM32's) 

Also comes with software to record all 32 (or 64) channels on separate tracks, does require a computer/laptop with Firewire connection though...  (IIrc I think you can also use a Firewire to Thunderbolt adapter)

We'll install this in our practice room next week, I'll write up a report in a separate thread when we have all up and running.
Definitely worth checking out, we did one gig with it and I'm very pleased with the ease of use/versatility of the software.